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Dorset | Archive | 2004 | November

Stories for 18 November 2004

Bournemouth Cherries

CHAIRMAN CLARIFIES SPICER STORY

CHERRIES chairman Peter Phillips has moved swiftly to clarify the club's position regarding the possibility of signing John Spicer on a permanent basis. more...

Bournemouth Columnist

I've got mail

ONE of the joys of being a journalist is the cargo of post which arrives on your desk each day. more...

Bournemouth Leisure

Shadows on a silver screen

WITH Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe as your hosts, you step into a magical movie montage with this stunning spectacular - an enticing array of mind-boggling costumes and amazing dances. more...

This week's gig guide (November 18)

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18 more...

Bournemouth News

BOSSES BACK MORE TRAINING

BUSINESS leaders in the South West have given strong backing to vocational education in the region but believe not enough is being done to promote the value of skills-based training. more...

NEW FOREST PLANS (16 November )

1 Pear Tree Close, Bransgore; 83181, rear conservatory; R W Peggs, Gables Cottage, Kivernell Road, Milford on Sea (for Reverend Jeffries). more...

Isn't it high time we scrapped the `appalling' CSA?

EVER since it was created in 1993 to help extract child maintenance payments from absent parents, the Child Support Agency has been mired in criticism. Now, following Wednesday's shock resignation of Doug Smith, its chief executive, the Echo looks at how people in Dorset and Hampshire have been affected and what hope they might have for the future. more...

WHY DID OUR STEPHEN DIE?

THE mother of a 17-year-old boy has said: "I just want to know why my son died." more...

Social services fails to improve on rating

BOURNEMOUTH Social Services' performance has been given a one-star rating by inspectors for the second year in a row. more...

Tesco gets council's Express permission

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a supermarket on the site of a former petrol station in Boscombe have been given the green light by civic leaders. more...

Zany fund-raisers get set to grin and bear it

CHILDREN In Need kicks off on Friday with a multitude of events involving hundreds of people from across the area, including a giant baby, Elvis and a bunch of students. more...

MPs call for action after report into Gulf illnesses

LOCAL MPs want the Gulf War Syndrome to be looked into officially after an independent inquiry called for the government to acknowledge the condition exists. more...

Our golden girl

A SWIMMING sensation from Bournemouth has added two world records and six medals to her growing stash of awards at the Down's Syndrome world swimming championships. more...

Man finds masked raider in bedroom

A WEST Moors man woke in horror to find a masked knifeman in his bedroom. more...

Bournemouth Pirates

`Sullivan can be GP force'

PIRATES boss Matt Ford believes Ryan Sullivan will take full advantage of his Grand Prix World Championship reprieve next year. more...

Bournemouth Sport

Five of the best through to finals

IT WAS success all the way for local clubs in the National Speedo League with all five east Dorset squads making it through to their respective finals. more...

Premiership team are in the points

AFTER winning promotion to the top flight last season, Dorset's top badminton team has made a creditable start in their campaign for the Premier Division title of the Inter County Championship. more...

Charity is big winner in Sunday morning outings

THIS is the time of year when local sailors do their bit for the community and on Sunday charity races were organised at both Poole and Lymington. more...

Christchurch News

Soldier calls for good sports to equip Iraqis

A SCHOOL teacher from Christchurch currently serving as a Territorial Army officer in Iraq has appealed to Echo readers to help him give youngsters in the strife-torn country a sporting chance this Christmas. more...

East Dorset News

Town centre car ban bid under attack

MORE than 500 people have signed a petition protesting at controversial plans to close a road through Verwood. more...

New Forest News

`We'll carry on hunting until stopped by law'

FOXHUNTERS in the New Forest will continue to hunt right up to the day their sport is outlawed. more...

`We'll carry on hunting until stopped by law'

FOXHUNTERS in the New Forest will continue to hunt right up to the day their sport is outlawed. more...

North Dorset News

Effort to stamp out rural crime

STAMP out crime at the same time as you stamp your letters for the postbox. more...

Poole News

Parking fees won't drop over festive season

THE spirit of Christmas is by-passing Poole's car parks, Liberal Democrats claim. more...

Man in knife attack on teen is locked up

A POOLE man who scarred a teenager for life after slashing him across the face with a Stanley knife has been jailed for four years. more...

Purbeck News

Old water mills idea for `green' electricity

REVIVING Purbeck's water mills in order to produce environmentally-friendly electricity has been raised as a suggestion in the face of fears over global warming. more...

Weymouth Leisure

Arts events for the week starting Thursday, November 18

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Celebrating a saint with sweet songs

DORCHESTER Choral Society will honour St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, this weekend with a concert in St Mary's Church. more...

Chance to dance

THE call has gone out for young local dancers to audition for roles in a lavish production of The Sleeping Beauty to take place at the Pavilion Theatre, Bournemouth next spring. more...

Singers on song

THE NEW-LOOK Thomas Hardye School choir will perform its first concert in Dorchester on Saturday, November 27. more...

A passage to another land

A BOOK that studies cultural differences against the backdrop of the dying days of the British Raj is being brought to vibrant life in Dorset's leading arts centre next week. more...

Playing second fiddle to no one

WOW Fiddler on the Roof more...

Gig listings for the week starting Thursday, November 18

Unless otherwise stated, expect gigs to start at around 8.30pm to 9pm. more...

Sounds are heaven-sent

WHAT'S the connection between a Yorkshire pit village, bhangra, a BBC Radio presenter and our own County Town? The Angel Brothers, that's what. more...